Tag: WTO
The EU and the USA want to use these tricks to defuse their subsidy dispute
BMW production in Greer, South Carolina Leasing solution for e-cars from Europe as a way out of the subsidy dispute? (Photo: Reuters) Brussels The negotiators are running out of time.…
Why Southeast Asia is so important as a China alternative
Bangkok In an attempt to become more independent from China, the European Union is seeking proximity to the People’s Republic’s neighbors – and is relying on a special gesture: the…
Just do nothing
US subsidies The US wants to increase its subsidies. Is a European answer really necessary? Economists like to complain that politicians are constantly asking them about things that they can’t…
Eva Kaili: Corruption scandal in Brussels
Eva Kaili The Vice President of the European Parliament is the most prominent suspect in the corruption scandal. (Photo: via REUTERS) Brussels Politicians and experts speak of the biggest corruption…
World Trade Organization declares US tariffs on steel imports unjust
World Trade Organization logo The WTO has ruled out US tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. (Photo: imago images/Andreas Haas) Geneva The World Trade Organization (WTO) has scrapped US tariffs…
World Trade Organization scraps US tariffs on steel imports
World Trade Organization logo The WTO has ruled out US tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. (Photo: imago images/Andreas Haas) Geneva The World Trade Organization (WTO) has declared US tariffs…
EU tightens crackdown on China at WTO
View of the WTO building The World Trade Organization should decide on the cases. (Photo: imago images/Andreas Haas) Brussels In the dispute over China’s trade restrictions against Lithuania, the EU…
Biden’s “Buy America” offensive is a necessary wake-up call for Europe
Meeting of the TTC US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and Margrethe Vestager, Vice President of the European Commission. (Photo: Reuters) At least outwardly,…
Biden’s “Buy America” offensive is a necessary wake-up call for Europe
Meeting of the TTC US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and Margrethe Vestager, Vice President of the European Commission. (Photo: Reuters) At least outwardly,…
Sharp criticism of von der Leyen’s debt fund
Berlin, Brussels With her call for a new European investment fund for the energy transition, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has met with widespread rejection in Germany. Politicians…
Programming: Volkswagen’s new software strategy
Good morning dear readers, The fact that a car boss can now be fired because some software doesn’t work must seem like a personal insult to real car people: Isn’t…
Programming: Volkswagen’s new software strategy
Good morning dear readers, The fact that a car boss can now be fired because some software doesn’t work must seem like a personal insult to real car people: Isn’t…
How Germany ratified the Canada Agreement
Green light for Ceta After years of delay, federal politicians pulled themselves together and finally approved the free trade agreement. (Photo: dpa (2)) Berlin Catherine Dröge of all people. When…
German industry fears market access in the USA
Kirsten Ludowig in conversation with Bosch manager Rolf Najork at the Industry Summit 2022 “The trade barrier is there – and the Americans will not be impressed at all by…
China’s former head of state and party leader Jiang Zemin is dead
Jiang Zemin Jiang Zemin (born August 17, 1926) was known for his love of poetry. (Photo: Getty Images) Munich The death of former head of state and party leader Jiang…
Germany and France are looking for an answer to US industrial subsidies
French Prime Minister Borne and Chancellor Scholz Germany and France insist on a level playing field for European companies. (Photo: IMAGO/Metodi Popov) Paris The visit of French Prime Minister Élisabeth…
How China forces us to do things we don’t want to do
The federal government is currently writing its China strategy and is anything but unanimous. This is also due to the fact that China’s state capitalism calls our basic market principles…
How closed is the country really to foreign investors?
Freighter of the Chinese shipping company Cosco in the port of Hamburg The entry of the shipping group at the container terminal in Tollerort was met with numerous counter-arguments. Not…
Indonesia’s recipe against the economic crisis
Bangkok Wearing a white hard hat and a violet high-visibility vest, Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo appears in front of the cameras at the new express train station in West Java.…
Indonesia’s recipe against the economic crisis
Bangkok Wearing a white hard hat and a violet high-visibility vest, Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo appears in front of the cameras at the new express train station in West Java.…